Amazing LEGO bridge

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Amazing LEGO bridge

by David Alpert • July 13, 2012 1:47 pm

Artist Martin "Megx" Heuwold painted this bridge in Wuppertal, Germany to look like it's made of LEGO bricks. It's pretty realistic-looking (except LEGO bricks are not nearly that size!)

Photo by Megx.

Thanks to Jaime for tweeting this!

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Tags: bridges, Germany, public art

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David Alpert is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Greater Greater Washington and Greater Greater Education. He worked as a Product Manager for Google for six years and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He loves the area which is, in many ways, greater than those others, and wants to see it become even greater.

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Fantastic. It would have been even more impressive if it had looked like it was made of real-sized legos.

by Andrew on Jul 13, 2012 2:20 pm • link • report

Very cool, though I imagine distracted drivers will cause an accident or three.

by jag on Jul 13, 2012 2:23 pm • link • report

Those aren't the pieces I would have used. What about the 16x2 or the Technics beams? Those 4x2s will never hold up to rain and ice.

by Clark on Jul 13, 2012 2:37 pm • link • report

Too cool -- I like it! This almost looks like the design of the Metrorail viaduct above King St, the Beltway near Huntington & Dunn Loring, and Rhode Island Ave.

Thanks for sharing.

by Transport. on Jul 13, 2012 3:28 pm • link • report

Cute! My friend's father works for PennDOT in their bridge department. One of the perks of his job is that they rotate turns for who gets to decide what color bridge supports are painted. He painted a bridge purple for her when she was a kid, and she's driven me by this bridge to show it off. I love it when transit folks have a little fun with their work.

by Ms. D on Jul 14, 2012 12:09 am • link • report

Clark, those are clearly 3x2s! Do you need a refresher course?! :)

by Ed on Jul 16, 2012 2:25 pm • link • report